Saturday, April 26, 2008


Well finally, after another plan change have a Foundation permit....Garage section now will be 41'x28' attached (Due to a large 8 meter setback regs for a attached buildings, that was not on my Title. Was 48'deep but ha ho). But also now will be putting another Detached building behind it (Detached regs different WHY ??) and am looking at a 16'x24' Large "Shed", well I'm calling it a shed as it wont have a normal garage door but Barn stile swing doors, but that does mean the doors will be easier to insulate up to R20....

So can use this secondary building for either my Machine tools or maybe use it for Bodywork Paint/Fibre-Glass work..... options still open at this point...

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

List of Ideas I wanted to have in my new car, in comparison to My old Ultima GTR...

1. Allot stiffer chassis with the engine as a Semi Structural member
2. Centrally mounted larger 20 Gallon Fuel tank (lower Polar Moment of Inertia, and better protected form a Crash)
3. Better suspension setup, longer wishbones front and rear (more stable Roll Centres and better for a softer setup for road driving)
4. Less scrub radius to make the front suspension work better, and EPAS for low speed car parking etc
5. More room in the cabin, for larger seats (Wife requirement for more comfy wider seat), but also easier for seating/hand Brake/ Gear linkage clearance
6. Less pedals to steering offset, and better pedal ratios for easier braking and clutch depression
7. Access panels under front clip to get to pedal area without having to hang upside down in the cabin
8. Fuse panel that you don't have to unbolt to get to change a simple fuse
9. In-board suspension at the rear. Front in board for the Racing Version ( Yes there will be a track pack for those track day Customers )
10. Larger Ally radiator with more ducted air for those people who love Turbo charged Cars
11. Rear Canopy window ( Thanks gain to my Friend who did the original version of the window, just could not have that after seeing his car) which might now mean some limited rear vision though the rear bulkhead
12. Better engine bay cooling with ducted air now being forced in and out of the engine bay
13. A forced induction Scoop that's in a High pressure zone above the disturbed air rolling of the roof
14. A usefully Diffuser that starts at the engine to Gearbox adaptor
15. Wheel arch venting similar to that of the Segaris and most Modern day Le Mans cars
16. Positive pressure venting of the cabin, so you don't have to have the AC on when moving
17. Electrical Heated windscreen
18. No I said NO lowered floor pan to ruin the under car areo.... but still be able to seat a 6'5" male with a Helmet.....not banging his head on the roof or roll cage either
19. A rear clip that pivots at the roof not at the back, so even if you leave the rear clip unbolted it wont destroy the rear body work at 150mph Ah Simon !!!
20. The ability to run larger wheels for those among us with 20's in mind, or better still 19" with taller side walls for more traction and better road manors
21. Bigger and Lighter brakes ( Still working on this one, but is passable all depending on budget)
22. Billet machined up rights...
23. LSX Engines as standard, with Porsche Gearbox or Gearfox T900 as a Option ( Gearfox T900 are used in the Zonda and Konigzeg, and can be specked as a Sequential) The First car has 6 Speed H Pattern T900

and these more but I cant remember them all.....

Sva Station with Waynes car.....

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Machining Billets...






Most things worth doing are worth doing right, is a Fraze I keep saying.. So on that note after many early versions of the rear uprights, I have Finally come up with these.......

The hole car has been built with the aid of CAD Design, a good friend of mine does CAD for a living and has kindly been working on that side of things. Its the only way to keep full records of measurements and the only
way to machine intricate parts and know they will fit first time out....
So you can see what you've got before you put it together......




and exhaust manufacture is simple now with CAD, just draw what you want with the Specs of material you know you can get, then the rest is done by the pro's all mandrel bent and then just assembled and Tig'd up ....



To make sure my machining costs don't go right out the window, as they will be machined out of Billet Aircraft quality Ally plate, I also Invested in a CNC Milling Machine. I can know do all my Bespoke Billet stuff myself....
I am a Fully qualified Machine Tool Engineer so was building CNC machines 20 years ago, and know finally have my own......




Front suspension has been interesting, has caused a few design headaches but mainly because Its LHD... But if you can turn a Negative to a positive then that's worth it. The clutch master cylinder was in the way of moving the lower wishbone point further in (Making a longer wishbone, and a better more stable Rollcenter), but I didn't want to compromise on the front suspension Geo, so have designed a Rocker system for the Clutch master Cylinder... and now have a better pedal ratio and still have full stroke of cylinder because of it... turn a Neg to Pos.... Lighter Clutch....






This is a dream of having my own car, built by me (With help from some good friends), to my specs and doing it without any comprosmise...

Friday, April 11, 2008

New garage